Last Saturday was my day. I did not have anything too special planned, but wanted to have a puttery day. I went running in the morning, and then came home and showered and took a nap. I then took Mer to Howe Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls, to eat at Five Guys. While not even close to a fine restaurant, they have really great burgers and fries, and it certainly hit the spot. On the way home, we stopped by Handel’s for ice cream, so it was a great food day.

Once home, we popped in Super 8, a science fiction film that our friend Clarice had recommended and then lent to us. Super 8 is set in the late 1970s, and focuses on a group of young people trying to film a short film for a student contest. While they are filming late at night near a train station, a train goes by and hits a truck. The train derails, and turns out to be an Air Force train, carrying mysterious cargo. The kids try to deal with things as people begin to disappear and the military moves in. I won’t get more specific than that, but Clarice was spot-on about the film. It was really excellent, and well shot and told.

On Sunday, Mer and I went to church, came home for lunch, and then went to calling hours for a former colleague who had died from cancer. That was sobering, but it was happy to see how many people came out to support the family (we waited for over an hour to get to see the relatives).

In the early evening, we headed over to Zach and Londa’s house for their Super Bowl party. Zach’s brother, who lives with his young family in Israel, was in town, and so Zach’s family was there. Zach and Londa also invited eight to ten friends over, and so it was very festive feeling. There was too much food, as usual, and I ate too much, as usual. But, although I was sad about the result (the Patriots lost), the football game was entertaining, the food was great, and the company was much fun.